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Re: Mikes lwb build and repairs !
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 8:31 pm
by mike harris
Lots of fun for sure
Re: Mikes lwb build and repairs !
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 7:05 am
by mike harris
The rear drive flanges are now m10 try and stop them coming undone.
Done a bit more prep for the decider trophy this weekend should be good fun.
Re: Mikes lwb build and repairs !
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:06 pm
by Rankine
Good luck this weekend. Truck's looking great.
Re: Mikes lwb build and repairs !
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 10:03 pm
by mike harris
Great weekend !
Lots of fun !
Few pics
We ran out fuel on first lap Saturday ! So ironic !
Re: Mikes lwb build and repairs !
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 7:26 am
by Rankine
Looks like all good day. Sound even better when only issue was running out of fuel!
Re: Mikes lwb build and repairs !
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 7:02 am
by mike harris
So the time has come for diff ratio change also going for an air locker in the front to give that another try.
Re: Mikes lwb build and repairs !
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 7:29 am
by Rankine
What ratio and locker you going for?
Re: Mikes lwb build and repairs !
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:44 pm
by mike harris
So I have multiple lockers I can try as I’ve built them up over the years. I got a pair of arb and pair of hf China 4x4 lockers, a trail gear mini spool and lots of auto lockrite lockers all in various states of repair.
Same with ratios I have a fair few some I have pairs of diffs and others I have 3/4 sets of the same ratio.
So I’m trying to work out what to try, 5.38 is my current ratio auto locker rear open diff in the front
I only use low range so I might just go to 3.9
I’ve got 5.125, 4.3, 3.7 if I need to try them at a later date.
Re: Mikes lwb build and repairs !
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:57 pm
by Rankine
Ahh I thought you where still running lockright front and back.
Least you have plenty to choose from, I've been thinking of saving up for a air locker. What did you think of the Chinese one? I used to run a welded up front with the locking hubs and to be honest I miss it
Re: Mikes lwb build and repairs !
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 10:06 pm
by mike harris
To be honest mate I chop and change what I do quite often as I’m always pulling the shafts out to inspect them
Like the quality with most things in life now I think that the proper air lockers quality has diminished over recent years the ones I have are about four years old and are almost identical to the Chinese ones the only thing I would say is the finishing maybe isn’t quite as good.
But in terms of value for money they are obviously very appealing to a lot of people
I only run one in the rear for a short time a few years back but I blew a shaft and it ate the diff.
I now have another pair which I am going to probably try out the locker in the front and then probably the mini spool in the rear axle
I now run 27 spline shaft so that means that any locker I fit in I have to have wire eroded to the correct spline design
